potlatch vs ceremonial

ceremonial vs potlatch

potlatch and ceremonial both are nouns.

potlatch is not an adjective while ceremonial is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
potlatch	Yes	No	No	No
ceremonial	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, ceremonial is a hypernym of potlatch; that is, ceremonial is a word with a broader meaning than potlatch:

potlatch: a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment)
ceremonial: a formal event performed on a special occasion

Other hypernyms of potlatch include feast, fete, fiesta, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance.

potlatch (noun)	ceremonial (noun)
a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment)	a formal event performed on a special occasion

potlatch (adjective)	ceremonial (adjective)
	marked by pomp or ceremony or formality

Difference between potlatch and ceremonial

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